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Vote for Spellebrity Video Contest finalists

Posted: 9:57 AM, Apr 18, 2016

Updated:2016-04-18 14:24:30Z

How do you capture the love of reading onto a video that’s shorter than 5 minutes?

The Scripps National Spelling Bee, presented by Kindle, presented this challenge to school-aged children throughout the country in the Spellebrity Video Contest
. After a panel of judges reviewed all the submissions, they narrowed the field down to 10 semifinalists.

The teams’ imagination and level of innovation impressed the judges.

We know how talented and creative children can be and these videos even surpassed our expectations,” said Paige Kimble, executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. “They clearly demonstrate their love of reading, and we are impressed with their video-producing skills. Just as there is an endless supply of ideas for books, these video finalists came up with original concepts to tell an important story.”

Teams showcased their creativity in a variety of ways, from using special effects and stop-motion animation to show a child’s reading adventure within the pages of a book to incorporating sign language from a deaf education program to list their favorite books and explain the benefits of reading. Contest rules limited video teams to no more than four members; the videos had a limit of less than five minutes; and they had to include at least three words that might be important to know for a spelling bee.

Voters can find all 10 semi-finalist videos and choose their favorite online at Spellebrity.com.

Voting guidelines

The voting window is from 9 a.m. Monday, April 18 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 23.